Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) describes a sense of exhaustion and post-exertion malaise, even when you have gotten enough rest and sleep. The disease is characterized by six months of incapacitating fatigue experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina, and problems with concentration and short-term memory. The cause is unknown, but it is a...

Worried Pain in my arm

I have had various joint and muscle pain over the past few years since I've had ME/CFIDS but I have to say being so high risk for cancer and knowing that breast cancer spreads to the bones I am a little concerned about a pain I am having in my left arm. It feels like it is in the bone and when I try to use it it hurts a lot. Does anyone else have pain that feels like it is in their bone?

Yeah Sharon I have this in a few of my joints (bones) particularly my arms, wrist, hips, and shoulder blades. I have pain sometimes that radiates from my elbow to wrist, and hips to legs. I dont know how to explain it but I have pain in bones that arent were joints are too. If I do something to over exert myself it flares up bad and I have pain. When I asked my doc about it he said it was a part of the fibromyagia (knotted muscles) effecting the bones,nerves surrounding them? I never know exactly what is causing all of it whether it is related to CFS or Fib. or both.

Tell me something what part of your arm is the pain coming from...I mean wrist, elbow, shoulder, whole arm or all over? I am trying to see if it is in the joints or elsewhere. Have you done anything to possibly get tendenitis in your arm or could you have pulled a muscle and not relized it. Our muscles can make our bones ache. I would give it about a week and try not to use it much and see if the pain improves or goes away. Is the arm red or swollen? If so, you might try icing it and see if that relieves the pain.

Have you ever had a bone density test done? I hate to hear that you are concerned about cancer risks...You could get a mammagram or check your own self out. You can also check under your arm pits and see if the lympth nodes are swelling.

Sorry you are having a hard time with your arm - we definitely need arms to function well. I hope this hasnt been going on too long and maybe in time if you dont use it much it will go away. If you think it would help you I went out and bought wrist, elbow, and knee braces and I wear them if I start aching bad for support. When I work in my garden I look halarious - you should see me with all my braces on and hat...you would laugh. HOpe u feel better soon. You surely have been an inspiration to me.

my worst pain is only describable as being in my bones. my right thigh bone up at the head of the bone, where it would go into the hip is the worst pain that i have! it is constant, and it doesn't change if i reposition myself, sit or stand-my bone hurts and it goes all the way to my foot in the bones. the drs have run scans and test where they stick probes in my legs (and i do mean PROBES) of course it is invisable. it started in my right elbow recently. i can no longer even lift a 2 lt of soda-i automatically drop it. i don't think 'hey i need to sit this down now' i just drop it-like you just pull your hand away from the fire.
i also have major muscle problems that cause my bones to hurt just like danette, but the pain in my hip and elbow do not feel like that. the muscles under my shoulder blades in my back rope up and it is hell, but it is a different pain.
i always get my new or increasing pain checked out because it may be something else, or it may give us insite to what the original problem is.
i hope that they can find the cause of your pain, and they are able to fix it promptly. i agree that a mamogram sounds like an excellent idea, even if it is only to give you peace of mind. a bone scan and an mri are also good to have done.
good luck to you!

I'm probably going to get a xray next week. The pain is in the radius and ulna. It did start with swelling in my elbow. I'm current on all my screening tests but my sister's (who had breast cancer) tumor was 7 mm and they didn't find it until it had gone to her lymph nodes. I've been pretty lucky in the pain category only having minimal joint pain on my right side that has gone away after removal of a clip and treatment for a fungal infection in my breast.

Thanks for your help. If any one has pain in those two bones I sure would like to know about it.

Hey Sharon - okay so now I understand were it is coming from and yeah I do have pain there also. I can only hope that with a genetic history of breast cancer that you are just experiencing pain from CFS and not cancer.
A good note is that usually when swelling, reddness, and inflammation occur in the bone and muscle there is a possiblity of some kind of other condition and / or injury sustained. We have fragile systems so I hope that this is not anything serious. Please get it checked out so you will have a peice of mind and we will all know you are okay too.

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